Calendar description

This course provides the student with the opportunity to undertake a project at a depth not provided elsewhere in the curriculum. Planning the thesis is done in the term prior to completion. The project topic must have the approval of a supervisor before the start of term. The student submits detailed proposal, schedule, progress reports, and final thesis report to the thesis coordinator with the supervisor's approval. A seminar is required. Detailed guidelines available from coordinator in the preceding term. Offered as an eight month course.

Prerequisite: CS 3997. Open to all CS students in their final year with a B average in the previous assessment year or a B CGPA. To receive an Honours designation please refer to the CS Curriculum regulations in the program Section of the Calendar.

Suggested references

Students should consult books on technical writing. Some possibilities include:

• Pocket Book of Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists, 3rd edition, Leo Finkelstein, McGraw-Hill, 2007
• Writing Reports to Get Results, 3rd edition, Ron Blicq and Lisa Moretto, IEEE Press, 2001
• Technically-Write! (Canadian Eighth Edition), Ron Blicq and Lisa Moretto, Pearson, Scarborough, 2011

Course Schedule and Evaluation:

Component	Weight	Due Date (AY2022)
Organizational Meeting		Early September
Proposal	5%	October 14
Plan	5%	November 18
Progress Reports	5%	January 13, February 17
Thesis Draft	10%	March 17
Seminar	15%	Late March
Thesis	60%	April 13